The purpose of this chapter is to set forth regulations, times
of operations, and site maintenance procedures for construction and
demolition sites within the City of Perth Amboy.
All permits, approvals and notices must be obtained or issued
by the City of Perth Amboy Department of Code Enforcement prior to
the commencement of any demolition or construction project.
The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration
or repair of any building shall occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, except in cases of urgent necessity in the
interest of public health and safety. In such cases a permit shall
be obtained from the Department of Code Enforcement, and if unavailable,
notice of the emergency shall be provided to the Police Department
and at the next available business day a permit application shall
be made for a period not to exceed three (3) days while the emergency
continues. If the Department of Code Enforcement should determine
that the public health and safety will not be impaired by the erection,
demolition, alteration or repair of any building or excavation of
streets and highways between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.,
and if he shall further determine that loss or inconvenience would
result to any party in interest, he may grant permission for such
work to be done between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. upon
applications being made at the time the permit for the work is awarded
or during the progress of the work.
No construction or demolition site shall permit the idle running
of construction/demolition vehicles or machinery for more than five
(5) minutes unless proven necessary for vehicle or machinery maintenance
and care.
The Director of Public Works, the Department of Code Enforcement,
the Director's designees, all sanitation inspectors, and all
City of Perth Amboy police officers are authorized to issue summons
for violation of any and all provisions of this chapter. Any person,
firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be issued a notice of violation. If after twenty-four
(24) hours of receiving this notice such person or entity has not
complied with the provisions of this chapter any of the above empowered
directors, departments, and designee's shall have the authority
to stop and close all daily operations of the site until the person
or entity in violation has complied with all the provisions of this
chapter. In addition, upon conviction, any violator may be punished
by one (1) or more of the following: imprisonment in the county jail
or in any place provided by the municipality for the detention of
prisoners for any term not exceeding ninety (90) days; a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by a period of community
service not exceeding ninety (90) days; and each violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter and each day the same is violated
shall be deemed and taken as a separate and distinct offense.